Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback. Hey everyone, here’s the latest on the top feedback we’re hearing from you. We’ll start this week with scrolling, where we've landed work to bring an initial set of scrolling “personality” improvements into Anaheim. These improvements focus on the distance scrolled, the animations used to scroll, and some improvements with “bounce” on pen and touch devices. We have more scrolling improvements coming, both performance and personality, and because scrolling smoothness continues to be top feedback, we’ll be sure to let you know whenever something changes. Two new items this week as well: First, when we released the new Microsoft Edge icon last week, many of you encountered a bug where the new icon wasn’t showing in the taskbar. We got quite a few reports of this, and we fixed it up and deployed an update a couple of days later. Thanks for your patience as we worked out the kinks there, and if you’re still seeing the old icon anywhere, let us know. Second, there is a new request to be able to keep specific cookies around even if you choose to clear browsing data when closing the browser. Many of you are asking for this kind of targeted control so you can clear general browsing data but keep cookies that track important state for your most frequently used and trusted sites. We’ll look into this and get back to you on the topic as soon as possible. Finally, we're investigating the ask to bring inking capabilities to web pages, like those found in the current version of Microsoft Edge. To start this effort, we're hosting a discussion here on the forum. Please stop by and let us know what you'd like to see in the inking space. Here’s the full updated list of feedback: Status Feedback On this list for Addressed The taskbar icon is not updating to the new Microsoft Edge logo New! Addressed A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line 12 weeks Planned for November Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page 12 weeks Planned for November Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile 12 weeks Planned for November Enable search in the extensions store 12 weeks Planned for January Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices 1 week Planned for January Enable sync of browsing history between devices 1 week Planned Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo 12 weeks Planned (Join the discussion) Support themes from the Chrome Web Store 12 weeks Planned (Join the discussion) Provide different options for sorting favorites 12 weeks In Discussion (Join the discussion) Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files 12 weeks In Discussion (Join the discussion) Add the ability to ink on web pages 2 weeks Under Review Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close New! Under Review Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar 2 weeks Under Review Opening a new tab is too slow 7 weeks Under Review Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window 7 weeks Under Review Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close 8 weeks Under Review Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame 8 weeks Under Review Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page 10 weeks Under Review Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead 10 weeks Under Review The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome 10 weeks Under Review Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page 12 weeks Under Review Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers 12 weeks Under Review Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge 12 weeks Under Review Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge 12 weeks Under Review Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge 12 weeks Under Review Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge 12 weeks Under Review Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page 12 weeks Under Review Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System 12 weeks Under Review Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge 12 weeks Under Review Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account 12 weeks Quality Area Bring more extensions to the extensions store 10 weeks Quality Area Edge should use less memory than it does 12 weeks Quality Area Edge should use less CPU than it does 12 weeks Quality Area Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages 12 weeks Quality Area Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files 12 weeks Quality Area Update does not always work reliably 12 weeks Definitions: Addressed – Changes to address this feedback are visible to all users in the Canary and Dev channels Planned for… – We’re working on this and currently plan for it to be addressed in the Canary channel before the end of the month indicated Planned - We have reviewed this feedback and have a plan to address it. However, we aren't ready to share a target time frame just yet. In Discussion – We’ve reviewed this feedback and to learn more we have started a discussion about it here in the Microsoft Edge Insider Forum Under Review – We are reviewing this feedback internally and do not have a plan to share at this time. Quality Area – We will give extra weight to fixes and opportunities in this area. Please continue to report specific bugs and make specific asks. Archive of previously addressed topics: Feedback On this list for Addressed on YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified 1 week Nov 4, 2019 Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store 4 weeks Nov 4, 2019 Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it. (Join the discussion) 8 weeks October 29, 2019 Microsoft Edge is crashing whenever a new tab is opened from a link 1 week October 22, 2019 Inking for PDF files 9 weeks October 22, 2019 Provide an option to remove the send feedback “smiley” button from the toolbar 1 week October 15, 2019 Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme 6 weeks October 1, 2019 Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the new tab page 6 weeks October 1, 2019 ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages 6 weeks October 1, 2019 Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website 5 weeks September 24, 2019 Website elements are being flipped upside down when switching between tabs 1 week September 17, 2019 Sign-in profile picture is not always kept up to date 4 weeks September 17, 2019 “Administrator Mode Detected” error message when opening the browser 2 weeks September 4, 2019 Add a favorites button to the toolbar, for quicker access to favorites 1 week August 29, 2019 Make it easier to share web content with other users and apps 1 week August 29, 2019 Drop down menus in some web pages are not working 1 week August 29, 2019 Add a dark theme to Microsoft Edge Addressed before these posts started Build translation capabilities into the browser Addressed before these posts started Delete browsing history on exit Addressed before these posts started Show favorites bar only on the new tab page Addressed before these posts started Bring back reading view Addressed before these posts started Sync data with my work or school account Addressed before these posts started

Hi,the most important problem that we are all facing and made me switch to a different browser as my main is the syncing issues. please give it the highest priority. the sync servers need so much improvements and work.lots of favorites and passwords are being duplicated.when there are multiple devices syncing to the same account, the sync servers get confused and don't know which change from which devices takes priority to distribute to other devices.syncing favorites don't support "icon only" favorites.settings sync don't cover all of the settings in Edge insider browser.favorites are not being synced despite the green sync icon. Also please drop the Google integration. Google Quietly Removes "Don't Be Evil" Preface From Code of ConductGoogle has access to detailed health records on tens of millions of Americans I for one choose to use Microsoft product for a reason..

Under ReviewAllow sign-in to the browser with a Google account12 weeks David Rubino I'm sorry, but if I wanted a browser that the worlds largest data mining company had any access I'd be using Chrome.... And I truly hope that you are removing Anything Google from the Chromium coding. Dennis5mile

I don't think google login should be added to the browser. Google Chrome uses Google accounts. Firefox uses Mozilla accounts. Microsoft should stick to their own accounts. If more elements from Fluent Design are going to be added to the browser I that more squared off tabs is a must. It would look better and on touch screens it would be a lot nicer when moving tabs.

David Rubino Please implement Set Aside feature. Pretty please!

I would also like to echo the comments above r.e. Google integration. I like to think that I can trust Microsoft with my data, more so than Google. This trust may be misplaced (another discussion entirely), but if I can sign in to Edge with my Google account, then I may as well bypass Edge and use Chrome. If I am part of the Google ecosystem, Chrome will offer me the best integration across their portfolio, so why would I switch to Edge?

David Rubino

Former Employee

Nov 14, 2019

Top feedback summary for November 14

Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.

Hey everyone, here’s the latest on the top feedback we’re hearing from you.

We’ll start this week with scrolling, where we've landed work to bring an initial set of scrolling “personality” improvements into Anaheim. These improvements focus on the distance scrolled, the animations used to scroll, and some improvements with “bounce” on pen and touch devices. We have more scrolling improvements coming, both performance and personality, and because scrolling smoothness continues to be top feedback, we’ll be sure to let you know whenever something changes.

Two new items this week as well:

First, when we released the new Microsoft Edge icon last week, many of you encountered a bug where the new icon wasn’t showing in the taskbar. We got quite a few reports of this, and we fixed it up and deployed an update a couple of days later. Thanks for your patience as we worked out the kinks there, and if you’re still seeing the old icon anywhere, let us know.

Second, there is a new request to be able to keep specific cookies around even if you choose to clear browsing data when closing the browser. Many of you are asking for this kind of targeted control so you can clear general browsing data but keep cookies that track important state for your most frequently used and trusted sites. We’ll look into this and get back to you on the topic as soon as possible.

Finally, we're investigating the ask to bring inking capabilities to web pages, like those found in the current version of Microsoft Edge. To start this effort, we're hosting a discussion here on the forum. Please stop by and let us know what you'd like to see in the inking space.

Here’s the full updated list of feedback:

Status	Feedback	On this list for
Addressed	The taskbar icon is not updating to the new Microsoft Edge logo	New!
Addressed	A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line	12 weeks
Planned for November	Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page	12 weeks
Planned for November	Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile	12 weeks
Planned for November	Enable search in the extensions store	12 weeks
Planned for January	Enable sync of installed browser extensions between devices	1 week
Planned for January	Enable sync of browsing history between devices	1 week
Planned	Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo	12 weeks
Planned (Join the discussion)	Support themes from the Chrome Web Store	12 weeks
Planned (Join the discussion)	Provide different options for sorting favorites	12 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files	12 weeks
In Discussion (Join the discussion)	Add the ability to ink on web pages	2 weeks
Under Review	Provide option to keep specific cookies when choosing to clear browsing data on close	New!
Under Review	Provide an option to add a share button to the tool bar	2 weeks
Under Review	Opening a new tab is too slow	7 weeks
Under Review	Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window	7 weeks
Under Review	Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close	8 weeks
Under Review	Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame	8 weeks
Under Review	Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page	10 weeks
Under Review	Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead	10 weeks
Under Review	The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome	10 weeks
Under Review	Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page	12 weeks
Under Review	Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers	12 weeks
Under Review	Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	12 weeks
Under Review	Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	12 weeks
Under Review	Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	12 weeks
Under Review	Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	12 weeks
Under Review	Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page	12 weeks
Under Review	Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System	12 weeks
Under Review	Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge	12 weeks
Under Review	Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account	12 weeks
Quality Area	Bring more extensions to the extensions store	10 weeks
Quality Area	Edge should use less memory than it does	12 weeks
Quality Area	Edge should use less CPU than it does	12 weeks
Quality Area	Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages	12 weeks
Quality Area	Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files	12 weeks
Quality Area	Update does not always work reliably	12 weeks

Definitions:

Addressed – Changes to address this feedback are visible to all users in the Canary and Dev channels

Planned for… – We’re working on this and currently plan for it to be addressed in the Canary channel before the end of the month indicated

Planned - We have reviewed this feedback and have a plan to address it. However, we aren't ready to share a target time frame just yet.

In Discussion – We’ve reviewed this feedback and to learn more we have started a discussion about it here in the Microsoft Edge Insider Forum

Under Review – We are reviewing this feedback internally and do not have a plan to share at this time.

Quality Area – We will give extra weight to fixes and opportunities in this area. Please continue to report specific bugs and make specific asks.

Archive of previously addressed topics:

Feedback	On this list for	Addressed on
YouTube.com does not render properly and appears extremely magnified	1 week	Nov 4, 2019
Bring the OneNote Web Clipper to the Microsoft Edge extensions store	4 weeks	Nov 4, 2019
Improve discoverability of the home button since some users are asking for it. (Join the discussion)	8 weeks	October 29, 2019
Microsoft Edge is crashing whenever a new tab is opened from a link	1 week	October 22, 2019
Inking for PDF files	9 weeks	October 22, 2019
Provide an option to remove the send feedback “smiley” button from the toolbar	1 week	October 15, 2019
Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme	6 weeks	October 1, 2019
Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the new tab page	6 weeks	October 1, 2019
ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages	6 weeks	October 1, 2019
Provide an option to prevent auto-play of video and audio when you open a website	5 weeks	September 24, 2019
Website elements are being flipped upside down when switching between tabs	1 week	September 17, 2019
Sign-in profile picture is not always kept up to date	4 weeks	September 17, 2019
“Administrator Mode Detected” error message when opening the browser	2 weeks	September 4, 2019
Add a favorites button to the toolbar, for quicker access to favorites	1 week	August 29, 2019
Make it easier to share web content with other users and apps	1 week	August 29, 2019
Drop down menus in some web pages are not working	1 week	August 29, 2019
Add a dark theme to Microsoft Edge	Addressed before these posts started
Build translation capabilities into the browser	Addressed before these posts started
Delete browsing history on exit	Addressed before these posts started
Show favorites bar only on the new tab page	Addressed before these posts started
Bring back reading view	Addressed before these posts started
Sync data with my work or school account	Addressed before these posts started

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